BORDER ENERGY
FORUM
November 6-8, 2013
San Antonio, Texas
MISSION
The Border Energy Forum (BEF)
brings together state and local
officials, private sector
professionals, academics, and
members of environmental
organizations from both the US and
Mexico border states. The mission
of the Forum is to foster the
exchange information and ideas
about how to best produce and
consume energy in our fast-growing
region, forge new partnerships, and
work together towards twin goals of
economic development and
environmental protection.
BORDER STATES
• The BEF began in 1994, and after last year’s Forum in Sonora,
it has been held at least once in each of the 10 border states.
Border Energy Program
• Annual US-Mexico Border Energy Forum
started in 1994 in El Paso.
• First in Mexico – Forum III in 1996 in
Monterrey.
• Border Energy Forum XIX – Hermosillo,
October 22-24, 2012
• 20th anniversary – Forum XX –
San Antonio, November 6-8, 2013
FORUM OBJECTIVES
• Improve and expand
cross-border
communications, policy
advocacy and outreach
regarding the region’s
vast potential for clean
energy such as solar,
wind, other renewables
and natural gas as well
as energy efficiency and
conservation.
FORUM OBJECTIVES
• Facilitate increased regional development of clean
energy projects, cross-border energy trade,
advanced technologies and innovative solutions for
sustainable resource management, and identify
barriers to their implementation.
FORUM XX
• Coordinated by the Texas General Land Office
• Collaborating with the Border Environment
Cooperation Commission, The Energy Council,
the U.S.-Mexico Cultural and Educational
Foundation, and the U.S.-Mexico Chamber of
Commerce
BECC Overview – Mandate Scope
BASIC SECTORS
• Water pollution
• Wastewater treatment
• Water conservation
• Municipal solid waste
• Industrial and hazardous waste
• Recycling and waste reduction
Jurisdiction
100 km north (population 13.9
million) and 300 km south
(population 16.6 million) of the
international boundary.
Projects beyond these areas may
be eligible if they remedy a crossborder environmental or health
problem.
EXPANDED SECTORS
• Air quality
• Clean and efficient energy
• Public transportation
• Municipal planning and development
• International border crossings
• Energy transmission / distribution of energy
• Production of goods / services to enhance or
protect the environment, if the project provides a
net environmental benefit to the region
• Other infrastructure designed to minimize future
negative environmental impacts in the region
Social and Environmental Benefits
119 Water and Wastewater
Providing improved drinking water
treatment/distribution as well as
wastewater collection/ treatment for the
benefit of more than 12 million border
residents, most significantly impacted by
new capacity to eliminate more than 400
MGD (17.5 m3/sec) of untreated or
inadequately treated sewage
25 Water Conservation
Estimated annual water savings of 330
MGD (456 million m3/year). As a
comparison, this quantity is sufficient to
serve the average drinking water
demands of 4 million people.
23 Solid Waste Management
2.9 million residents with improved waste
collection and disposal services, resulting
in the capacity to properly dispose of 1,550
tons of waste per day
24 Air Quality Projects
7.5 million residents benefited from
reduced exposure to air pollution from
vehicular traffic on unpaved streets.
Approximately 201,000 tons per year of
PM10 anticipated to be eliminated.
11 Energy
Offset demands of traditional fossil-fuel
based energy production, avoiding nearly
1,889,061 metric tons of CO2-eq per
year.
10
Certified Projects –
Project Id
735
Project Name
Location
State
Renewable Energy
Energy
Capacity
Produced
MW
Emissions Avoid
tons /yr.)
(Target
Benefited Certification
Population
Date
CO2
SO2
NOX
Sunpeak 23 MW Solar Park in Niland CA Imperial County,
CA (Niland)
FRV Tucson 20 MW Solar Photovoltaic Pima County, AZ
Park Project
(Picture Rock)
CA
23
20,000
100
85
AZ
20
35,000
200
125
763
AstroSol Solar Tech Park 5.1 MW
AZ
5.1
7,700
44
28
748
El Porvenir Tamaulipas 54 MW Wind
Farm Project
Los Vientos Windpower IB 201.6 MW
TAMPS
54
90,976
1,442
189
TX
201.6
406,613
694
332
TX
200.1
466,488
797
381
TX
10
16,805
29
14
CA
265.5
175,386
-
264
734
764
765
Los Vientos Windpower IA 200.1 MW
773
FRV Presidio 10 MW Solar Park Project
769
Ocotillo Express Wind Project
Pima County,AZ
(Tucson)
Reynosa, Tamps
Cameron &
Willacy Counties,
TX
Presidio County,
TX (Presidio)
San Diego
County and
Imperial County,
CA (Ocotillo)
174,528
NADB
Financing
(MD)
6/6/2011
86.3
11/28/2011
65
1/13/2012
13.1
2/9/2012
51
5/25/2012
110
5/25/2012
110
7/27/2012
35
10/10/2012
110
980,263
608,891
428,345
7,818
3,095,313
779.3
1,218,968
3,306
1,418
5,295,158
$580.40
Summary - RE Projects 2011-2012
Environmental Impact – RE Projects 2011-2012
Renewal Energy Certified Projects: 8
Year 1 energy generation: 2,397.16 GWh
Benefited Population: 5,295,158
Total Cost: $ 1,592.20 MD
NADB Financing: $ 580.40 MD
Energy Production Capacity: 779.3 MW
(Equivalent annual energy for 266,815 households)
Emissions Avoided:
CO2: 1,218,968 tons/yr
(equivalent to eliminating 216,829 passenger vehicles)
SO2: 3,306 tons/yr.
NO2: 1,418 tons/yr.
Renewable Energy Success Story
Texas is the No. 1 Wind State
More than 11,000 MW
Texas Wind Power Project
• Located on state land, in Delaware Mountains
of West Texas (Culberson County).
• Operating since August 1995.
Renewable Energy
Texas Wind Power Project
Solar Energy
Enormous Regional Potential
sample
test
Source: National Renewable Energy
Laboratory
Shale Gas
Sources: U.S. Energy Information Administration/
EagleFordShale.com
Excitement in Texas Energy
– Solar Energy (Austin & San Antonio)
– Pecan Street Project
– Eagle Ford, Barnett and Cline shales
Alternative Fuels
• Works to encourage alternative fuels,
especially compressed natural gas (CNG)
and liquefied natural gas (LNG).
• Economic development benefits.
• Environmental benefits.
• Progress in Propane and Electric Vehicles
The Texas Clean Transportation Triangle
Goals: 13 Stations, 550 Trucks
• Policy – SB20
– $16MM Vehicle Rebate Program
– $4MM Fueling Station Grants
• Infrastructure
– 1st LCNG Station in Houston open
– 1st LCNG Station in DFW – Q1-12
– >15 new stations/9 LNG planned
• Fleets
– UPS >600 Trucks
– Central Freight
– Ryder
– Pepsi/Frito
– Miller Coors
– Swift
20
The Economic Impact in Texas
Trucks and Natural Gas
Texas Jobs Annual $$$
Trucking Industry
>110,000
>$223 B
Natural Gas Industry >1,250,000
>$133 B
~ 1,360,000
>$356 B
• More work in these sectors in Texas than in
any other state, ~ 4% of Texas’ population
• Texas is #1 state for natural gas production
• Texas is #5 state for natural gas usage
• >25 billion truck vehicle miles per year
The Natural Gas Fueling Opportunity
Medium to Heavy Duty
Refuse, Public Transit, & Ports
4 Bcf/D
Heavy Duty On-Road
Heavy Duty Trucks
13 Bcf/D
Heavy Duty Off-Road
Mining, Marine, Rail & Construction
16 Bcf/D
Light Duty Mass
Market
6X6 Vehicle Platform & Home Refueling
57 Bcf/D
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S cubed Studio
Creative Energy Projects
Contact:
Soll Sussman
sollsussman@gmail.com
512/917-9463
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